diff --git a/lib/handlers/on-copy.js b/lib/handlers/on-copy.js
index 77f00376..41d1c9e1 100644
--- a/lib/handlers/on-copy.js
+++ b/lib/handlers/on-copy.js
@@ -180,7 +180,11 @@ async function copyHandler(server, messageHandler, connection, mailbox, update,
             messageData.rdate = Date.now() + (targetData.retention || 0);
             messageData.modseq = modifyIndex; // reset message modseq to whatever it is for the mailbox right now
 
-            messageData.searchable = true;
+            if (!message.flags.includes('\\Deleted')) {
+                messageData.searchable = true;
+            } else {
+                delete messageData.searchable;
+            }
 
             let junk = false;
             if (targetData.specialUse === '\\Junk' && !messageData.junk) {
diff --git a/lib/message-handler.js b/lib/message-handler.js
index f6a4b4a0..dd397f63 100644
--- a/lib/message-handler.js
+++ b/lib/message-handler.js
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ class MessageHandler {
                                     messageData.uid = mailboxData.uidNext;
                                     messageData.modseq = mailboxData.modifyIndex + 1;
 
-                                    if (!['\\Junk', '\\Trash'].includes(mailboxData.specialUse) && !flags.includes('\\Deleted')) {
+                                    if (!flags.includes('\\Deleted')) {
                                         messageData.searchable = true;
                                     }
 
@@ -862,7 +862,11 @@ class MessageHandler {
 
                                         let unseen = message.unseen;
 
-                                        message.searchable = true;
+                                        if (!message.flags.includes('\\Deleted')) {
+                                            messageData.searchable = true;
+                                        } else {
+                                            delete messageData.searchable;
+                                        }
 
                                         let junk = false;
                                         if (targetData.specialUse === '\\Junk' && !message.junk) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5a8924b0..a3ff5ea7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "wildduck",
-    "version": "1.29.0",
+    "version": "1.29.1",
     "description": "IMAP/POP3 server built with Node.js and MongoDB",
     "main": "server.js",
     "scripts": {